'We have not lived up to our reputation'

With three days left, another humiliation seems a certainty for the No 1 Test side.

It is difficult to do the explanation bit when your team has had a dreadful day on the field, but Gautam Gambhir put up a good show at the post-match presser on Thursday.

The opener was candid in his replies, and made no effort to offer any excuse for the team's dismal showing. Instead, he credited the opposition.

"England is playing some really good cricket," admitted Gambhir.

"They have always taken the initiative in the series and put us under a lot of pressure," he continued, adding, "We have just not lived up to the reputation we had and have not played the kind of cricket we should have. There are no excuses for that."

Image: Dravid wonders how the catch off Bell popped out of his handsPhotographs: Reuters